2ewaorr buildings; 36% sid over the nextone to wo years, they are looking to eliminate building materials that comtain knowa toxins and 8% said they plan to de an sltragreen Living Building Challenge (LBC) projec in the next to years “Twas mont surprised by dhe 8% Gigure and also that 19% think of LBC as a respected third-party certification sys- tem,” suid Jennifer Taranto, Strucore ‘Toned director of sustainability ‘At the conference, USGBC an: nounced a new technology ongsnization, “ar,” led by CEO Seot Horst, USGBCS current chief product officer. Arc is a digital platform that willallow any wer to measure a building’ performance, make provements ane benchmark new per= formance against the ok, said USGBC. Green Business Certification Ine (GBC ane che Environmental Defense Fund stinounced they will work to de velop, deliver and promote the Investor Contidence Projctas a global underwit- ‘ingstandard for enengy-flcient proj, Impact Infrastructure and Ato tunel Autocase, a web-ased technol- ‘ogy that quantifies he triple bottom-line impacts of infrastructure project "GUC and the U.S, Zero Waste Busi- ‘ness Connell are formally joining forces rwadvance zero-waste busines practices. ‘GRESB released updates to its Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector, which specially focuses on eal cestote marker participants originating or inyesting in green property bonds. The 2016 version ofthe guidlines adds spe- ‘fe guidance for issners and investors in areen property hon. BREEAM, a Furopean green building standard with more than $48,000 cerifcatonsin 77 counties, launched in the U.S. Certification of the nulti-use BLOC rezofiin Los Angeles, the irstto register for BREEAM USA In-Use, is expected by the month’ end [BREEAM USA is for retrofits only. “BREEAM for new construction will ar siveinthe U.S, atsome point,” said Barry Giles, CEO of BRE America LLC. « By Nadine M. Pret Le Angles tp ct rpmedia.com publicatontame.php?i=347 1888p= 8p ENR October 17,2016, BRIDGES Industry Group Introduces a Pressed- Brake Short-Span Steel-Girder System nswering a cal rom the Feoeal Highway Administrator group of steltridg afvorates have into- duced anew ype of ub ade tat requires les faicabon and rtaateo tne, ‘The Start Span Sto ge allance, in conjunction wih West Won Unersty ard Narahal Univers, began developing the resattrakatrme gr PTO Sst bout ve yers 0, 59s Ka Bath an enh morn rota a WU. The FHWA 2000 Issued chaenge tous to devon a cost- etodwe accra trageanstuctonsystm forte pes 40 et ores. We expe varity of concepts. rn wre-togerpesto rhatop deck sams" he nts 858A ergantzd a malar sta bige ‘ask goup to explore th posites. The ‘yeu, made upof more than Darr om ‘he sie ines, acd. goverment sian ad bide ones, delete PrG.gjstem ne years The sytem consists of sallow, modular galvanized trapezoidal boxes fabricated from col-hent structurale pats. In ractoo, te conrete abe procasten te ‘ide, andthe modular unit shipped by truck he rge site (014 System, New Advantages The pressee-brake tuber system con apt isnot new but had never been uly develoed, Barth ats. What wee igs taking al the advantages of lrg, deep, weld ub gar and seating down to 2 short span bridge system Alte racing, welding and ator dtl tha onto age {ub ior simply could be economically ployed in shot spans.” Barthes hat wl ele being tel febecars often make crane booms anduty ries, they ae not necessary your ral- thal ridge fais. Sos creating 2 ner uses ne fx eon wt ange press- brake syst.” 558A loka at ways to mace girders nade tom te standard sta lates, ica BRAKE TIME shorts sen piso {teste ses ge mar 72in 096i. wide, made by te is, ays Gteg Michaelson, assistant professor at Marsal Unies, "oui he pat wt a ess rake fr tines—Iwo nthe ers and twain he ceter—to pat he shaped tt,” he says. “Then, you put shear suc onthe top fange and dapnragns, adda concrete eck top an now tat expsite nian be shipped.” The system offers as much a8 3 508 reauztion a tatiatan costs, compares to rooitar col-armes boxer systons, eo ca-bedin versus cut end weld- Ingof the set, ccarcing he SSSA. ‘Thre edueton nstitanas ar caes frames, he group ads. The gers can be sed for both anget and skewed conioura- ts a wel 28 simple a ontnumts sens Mehassonnas toe et senate the ger’ capacity to hance 300 kps of load—four teste rusty standart A gare from the FHWAS Inoratve bite research rogram fundes the tet PETG rage in Buchanan Coury, ova; twas completed in January. Brin Keireber, Buchanan County tegner sys the $380,000 Amish Sami ridge S2Miong and 20 wi, seg Wo “There no doubt we nave an exromely long He snctre nr," Kereber says. "We sed metal boon gatral sexton, ther than cat in-lece concote—al gavaried. Irsaromising ecnoogy torepiace many of card stucires.” Tree more PE bidges aren the works InGhio and West vg. = ByAlven Cro wn